Ruby Rees, also known as Ruby Rees-Wemyss, is an Australian actress, director and writer. She is best known for playing “Edith” a main character in Picnic at Hanging Rock, in 2018, alongside Natalie Dormer and Samara Weaving.
Ruby Rees was formerly named Ruby Rees-Wemyss.
Rees attended De La Salle College, Malvern[1] before furthering her acting education first at the Larry Moss Masterclass at the 16th Street Actors Studio in Melbourne, Australia.[2] then as a full-time student at HB Studio in New York City.[2] [3]
Rees first appeared on screen as a baby in the 1996 Australian movie River Street (film). From 2010, Rees starred in a number of short films Warhead, Once, A Frigid Night, Bracelet , Good Boy, Harvey and The Hunt, as well as appearing on television in The Saddle Club in 2008 and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries in 2012.[2] Rees starred as “Edith” a main character in Foxtel's Picnic at Hanging Rock, in 2018, alongside Natalie Dormer and Samara Weaving.[4]
In 2020, Rees performed for Bolinda an unabridged narration of Anthea Bell's English translation of Erich Kästner's 1949 German children's novel The Parent Trap,[5] the basis for Disney's 1961 film adaptation of the same name starring Hayley Mills and its 1998 remake starring Lindsay Lohan.
Rees has written and directed the award-winning play Serpents,[2] which was performed at the St Michael's theatre, Melbourne, Australia in 2010. Rees directed the play Neighbourhood Watch, directed and screenwrote the short film Alien about a young girl, dealing with racism, which was shortlisted for the Tropfest short film festival, Australia, in 2014.[6]
In 2014, she moved to New York City, where she continued to write and direct plays with The Manhattan Repertory Theatre, her play Kaston debuting there in 2015.[2] wrote the play Bad religion in 2016, and wrote and starred in the short film “Harvey.[2]
In 2022, she directed her sister Eva Rees in the latter's stage writing debut, he/r (or, remember tomorrow when everything was ok), a Fairly Lucid Production, which was staged at Fortyfivedownstairs in Melbourne.[7]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | River Street (film) | Baby |
| 2010 | Warhead (Short) | Joe |
| 2011 | Once (Short) | Self-Consciousness |
| 2012 | Bracelet (Short) | Danielle |
| 2012 | A Frigid Night (Short) | Amy |
| 2013 | Good Boy (Short) | Sophia |
| 2014 | Alien (Short) | Writer and director |
| 2018 | The Hunt (Short) [8] | Rose |
| 2018 | Harvey (Short) | Revengeful little girl |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Saddle Club | Lily (1 episode) | |
| 2012-2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Jane (8 episodes) [9] | |
| 2018 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Edith (6 episodes) |